[R] R-specific Software Requirement Specification

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 08/09/2016 10:15 AM, Michael Friendly wrote:
> devtools::document() is meant to be used within an R **package**, not 
> for a standalone file.
> Try devtools::create() first.
>
> But at any rate, roxygen format seems to answer your question about 
> how to describe the
> specifications for a collection of functions written by different 
> people.  Translation to .Rd
> is not essential for this purpose.

I would say that separate Rd files would be preferable here.  If Harold 
writes the spec and puts it in Roxygen comments in a .R file, then 
Michael writes the function to match the comments, Michael may 
accidentally edit the Roxygen comments at the same time.  It's more work 
for Harold to notice that his spec has been changed than if it is in a 
separate file.

Duncan Murdoch
>
> Create a package, put it on github, and away you go.
>
> On 9/8/2016 9:53 AM, Doran, Harold wrote:
>> Then from the R workspace I try
>>
>>> >document()
>> Error: Could not find package root.
>>
>> And also
>>> >document('path\\to\\file\\test.R')
>> And gives same error
>
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